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  • Vancouver, BC: Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre hires new Artistic Associate (posted 2/26/13)
  • Vancouver, BC: VACT offers Teen Sketch Comedy Camp (posted 2/26/13)
  • Vancouver, BC: VACT seeks plays for MSG Theatre Lab (posted 2/26/13)
  • Tidbit!
    East West Players welcomes new Production Manager, Andy Lowe.
    Lowe, a native of San Diego, has most recently come from La Jolla Playhouse. From 1995-2005, he was Co-founder and Producing Artistic Director of the San Diego Asian American Repertory Theatre. He has produced countless theatrical productions and special events in San Diego, including the city¹s first API Heritage Month Festival ('01-'03). From 2007-2012, Lowe developed the "Theatre-in-Residence Program" for the La Jolla Playhouse, while independently developing special events & theatrical projects as a producer and/or director through ChinesePirateProductions.com including Woman In The Mirror (2012), John Doe-The Musical (2012), The Musical Paul Gauguin (2011), Dear Miss Breed (2007) and a 2011 stage adaptation of Joss Whedon¹s Dr.Horrible's Sing Along Blog.
    Previously, Lowe was a Finalist of the California Young Playwrights (1994) and has received two official mayoral commendations and was recognized as one of the "Top 30 most influential Asian Americans Under the age of 30" by Political Circus Magazine. Andy also serves on the Board of Directors for Gam3rCon, an event that celebrates the history and advancement of interactive entertainment (www.Gam3rCon.com) (posted 2/26/13).
  • Minneapolis, MN: Mu names Randy Reyes new Artistic Director to succeed Rick Shiomi (posted 2/19/13)
  • Tidbit!
    A-Squared Theatre Workshop is seeking submissions of 10 minute one act plays, scenes, or monologues inspired by any aspect of "Asian Mom-ness" for the second installment of My Asian Mom. Called My Asian Mom 2.0.1.3, this is a follow up to the company's 2012 hit production, My Asian Mom, which ran for ten weeks to large Asian and non Asian American audiences in Chicago, IL. This devised show was the brainchild of Mia Park, who is also a founding member of the company.
    Please email submissions to mamscript (AT gmail-com and list on the subject line, MAM 2013 Submission.
    Pieces longer than 10 minutes will not be considered.
  • New York, NY: AAPAC releases 2012 figures on minority casting in New York (and it's grim, folks; Signature ranks highly, but only because David Henry Hwang is in residence there)(posted 2/12/13)
  • Los Angeles, CA: East West offers new playwrighting classes (posted 2/12/13)

January 2013

  • Los Angeles, CA: East West announces Community Partners for Christmas in Hanoi (posted 1/30/13)
  • Tidbit!
    Christopher Chen's The Hundred Flowers Project was won The Glickman Award, The Bay Area's prize that goes each year to the best play that had its world premiere in the Bay Area. The Award, which in the past has gone to Tony Kushner, Denis Johnson and Octavio Solis, comes with a $4,000 cash prize. A co-production of Crowded Fire and Playwrights Foundation. The Hundred Flowers Project was directed by Desdemona Chiang (posted 1/30/13).
  • Chicago, IL: Silk Road Rising announces 2013 season (posted 1/30/13)
  • Tidbit!
    Kristina Wong     has named one of the recipients of the 2012 Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation Playwright Commissioning Award for her new show The Wong Street Journal, which will premiere in the Bay Area in 2015! Thank you to the grant panelists! Wong joins other playwrights who received this award: Lauren D. Yee, Luis Alfaro, Ariel Luckey, Chinaka Hodge, and Torange Yeghiazarian. (posted 1/13/13)
  • Los Angeles: East West opening admissions for 2013 Actors Conservatory (posted 1/30/13)
  • Tidbit!
    Seattle, WA: Seattle Theatre Writers, the area's consortium of active drama critics, are proud to announce a Special Award of Recognition for Ms. Kathy Hsieh for Excellence in Playwriting for her 10 plus years and roughly 40 hours of theatrical production time, either alone or with partners, on the long-running serial, Sex In Seattle, which culminated in Episode 20 in 2012. STW honor her achievement and her contribution to her company, SIS Productions, and the Seattle artistic community. (posted 1/27/13)
  • Tidbit!
    Los Angeles, CA: Artists at Play is proud to announce that their production of Edith Can Shoot Things and Hit Them has been nominated for a GLAAD Media Award in the category of Outstanding Los Angeles Theater! The GLAAD Media Awards recognize works for their "fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and the issues that affect their lives." This production was also Ovation Recommended as voted upon by Los Angeles theatre professionals. (posted 1/23/12)
  • Chicago, IL: Silk Rising to host Building a Theatre of Inclusion: Perspectives on Asian American Casting and Producing(posted 1/14/13).
  • Los Angeles, CA: Immediate job opening for Production Manager at East West! (posted 1/14/13)
  • Los Angeles, CA: Call for submissions East West's Evoke!
    East West Players' EVOKE New Works Festival seeks submissions from artists to present the diverse stories and voices of the South Asian American Diaspora. Artists (solo, duets or trios) from a variety of performance genres and multi-disciplinary intersections are invited to explore EWP's 47th Season, Spirited Away. Evoke Artists should consider the notion of being spirited away by something or someone.
    For more information, visit http://www.eastwestplayers.org/pdf/evoke_submissionscall.pdf.
    Application Submission: January 21, 2013 February 4, 2013.
    For additional information and inquiries, contact Alison De La Cruz, Director, EVOKE New Works Festival at 213-625-7000 x16 or by emailing evoke (at) eastwestplayers-dot-org (posted 1/14/13).
  • Bay Area, CA: Deadline January 16! Call for submissions for United States of Asian America Festival! (posted 1/14/13)
  • Claremont, CA:
    Residency
    posted 1/14/12
  • Submissions wanted, deadline January 10!
    Seeking Writing Submissions for a new piece exploring War, Family, Grief, Anger and Love in the legacy of the Vietnam War Poetic Theater Productions and Project Agent Orange are looking for writers to collaborate on a new poetic theater movement piece for a reading in Poetic Theater Productions' second annual festival of new poetic theater, Poetic License, January 21-27, 2013 at Wild Project located in the East Village in NYC. Particularly looking for writers who identify as one of the following: Vietnamese, Asian diaspora, veterans of the Vietnam War or their descendants. Please send a short 3-12 minute script written as a monologue, dialogue, ensemble told story, a poem, or narrative aligned with the description of the show below to submit (at) poetetictheater-dot-com by 3PM, January 10, 2013. (posted 1/9/13)
  • Honolulu, HI: Kumu Kahua premieres A Cage of Fireflies (posted 1/9/13)
  • Asian American playwrights receive fellowships from Mellon Foundation (Qui Nguyen in MN and Andrew Saito in SF)(posted 1/9/13)
  • Honolulu, HI: Kumu Kahua offers free audition workshop (posted 1/9/13)
  • Submissions wanted!
    A-Squared Theatre Workshop is seeking submissions of 10 minute one act plays, scenes, or monologues inspired by any aspect of "Asian Mom-ness" for the second installment of My Asian Mom. Called My Asian Mom 2.0.1.3, this is a follow up to the company¹s 2012 hit production, My Asian Mom, which ran for ten weeks to large Asian and non Asian American audiences in Chicago, IL. This devised show was the brainchild of Mia Park, who is also a founding member of the company. Please email submissions to mamscript (at) gmail-dot-com and list on the subject line, MAM 2013 Submission. Pieces longer than 10 minutes will not be considered. Submission deadline is January 31, 2013. (posted 1/8/13)
  • Xmas in Hanoi
    Siblings Winnie (Elizabeth Liang) and Lou (Joseph Daugherty) share a kind moment in the world premiere of East West Players’ CHRISTMAS IN HANOI. Photo by MICHAEL LAMONT
    Los Angeles, CA: East West debuts Christmas in Hanoi (posted 1/3/13)
  • Minneapolis, MN: Mu premieres Tiger Among Us (posted 1/3/13)

 

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